Sunday, January 19, 2014

The Running Game by L. E. Fitzpatrick: Character Interviews & Giveaway

The Running Game

by L. E. Fitzpatrick

Her father called it the running game. Count the exits,
calculate the routes. Always be ready to run because they'll always be coming
for you. Whatever happens, they'll always be coming for you.

Rachel had let her guard down and they had found her. She could run now, leave
the city and try her luck beyond the borders, but with no money and a dark
secret to hide her chances of survival are slim.

But then she meets two brothers with a dangerous past and secrets of their own.
Can they help her turn the game around?

This is the first installment of the Reacher series. Set in a grim and not too
distant future, this urban thriller will keep you hooked until the last page.

About the author

L E Fitzpatrick was born in Hull, East Yorkshire, but now
lives in West Wales, with her family plus lots of dogs and cats. She manages an
office, volunteers as a room steward for the National Trust and also supports
independent authors as a proofreader and beta reader. She obviously has no
spare time because of this, but if she did it would probably be invested in
walking in the countryside and enjoying the peace and quiet.

L E Fitzpatrick published her first series Dark Waters in
2011 and is currently working on her Reacher series.

Character Interviews:

I would like to thanks the characters of L. E. Fitzpatrick's The Running Game for stopping by today for an interview. Welcome Everyone!

What is your name? Do you have a nickname?

They call me
Charlie Smith - the Man with the Plan. At least that's what they used to call
me.

How old are you?

I'm
thirty-three, although according to my brother I look fifty-three. If I'm
honest I feel even older than that.

Where were you born? Where have you lived since then? Where do
you currently call home?

Home? I don't have a home
anymore. I did for a little while, in London,
it was a real house,
with my family, we even had a white picket fence. But that went up in flames...[sighs]
Anyway, before that it was the Institute, white walls, locked cell, just me and
my brother. I think that's why we're always on the move, settling reminds us
too much of that place.

Who are the people you are closest to?

My brother,
John. He's had my back through the dark times. And I know it looks like he's
the one looking after me all the time, but he's not as indestructible as he
makes out, I take care of him too. I've always taken care of him. Him and
Rachel. I've not known Rachel for long, but she's a Reacher like me, it makes
us automatically close.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Sorry, give
me a minute... Okay, the love of my life. Sarah, my wife. She was everything,
kind, beautiful, loving. I met her in church, she was forging identity passes
to get Reachers out of the city and I was dropping off funds for the cause. We
met up that night and that was it. She changed everything. Then she died and
everything changed.

***

What is your name? Do you have a nickname?

Rachel Aaron.
Once someone at the hospital called me Doctor Sunshine, but he was doped out of
his mind at the time so I don't suppose that counts.

How old are you?

I'm
twenty-four, one of the youngest doctors at St Mary's - which is more a
testament to how terrible the ER is there rather than how good I am.

Where were you born? Where have you lived since then? Where do
you currently call home?

I was born in
RedForest at about the time things were
starting to go downhill. I was six when the civil war was in full swing. Dad
tried to evacuate us and got caught in the cross fire, but me and my sister
made it all the way across the country to S'aven. Until we were separated and I
got shipped off to a convent. God it felt like a lifetime living with those
nuns, but the violence spread and eventually I ended up in S'aven, living in a
one roomed flat with a cop of all people. And then of course I met the Smith
brothers.

What is your most treasured possession?

I have never
had a lot. Nuns are pious and doctors are poor. But I have a backpack, packed
and ready to go should I need to run. It's got food, clean underwear and a bar
of soap. It's all I need - my life line.

What is your biggest fear?

I'm a
Reacher, my biggest fear is the same as every other one of my kind - the
Institute.

***

What is your name? Do you have a nickname?

John Smith.

How old are you?

Old enough.

What is in your refrigerator right now? On your bedroom floor?
On your nightstand? In your garbage can?

Nothing.

What is your most treasured possession?

My switch
blade.

What do you most value in your friends?

Silence.

Which living person do you most despise?

James Roxton.

What is your greatest regret?

Only shooting
James Roxton in the shoulder.

***

What is your name? Do you have a nickname?

Well my
mother call's me James when I have been especially bad, the police call me Mr
Roxton when I'm in trouble and everyone in between just call me Roxy.

How old are you?

How old do
you think I am darling?

What is in your refrigerator right now? On your bedroom floor?
On your nightstand? In your garbage can?

Last week's
pizza - to all of the above. At least I think it was last week.

Who is your funniest friend?

Well I have
to say that would be John Smith. You've met him, he's a laugh a minute.

Which living person do you most admire?

Oh that's an
easy one, Johnny-boy Smith again. Him or Jesus, or maybe a one legged pole
dancer I used to know called Peggy. I'm kidding - she was called Candy.